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20 April 2008

The 50 greatest crime writers in The Times?

Well, it wasn't as controversial as The Daily Telegraph's previous offering. You can see the full list here, which for me proved inaccessible via the main page yesterday, but thanks to Kerrie at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, I found the full list. Comments are far fewer than with the Telegraph, but this list was compiled by specialists, so you'd expect it to easily surpass, when it comes to quality. (The set of endless links don't help; where best to leave your comment anyway?)

But I wonder how they could have overlooked the superb Michael Connelly? Did he plant a seed of thought with his most recent offering entitled The Overlook? Michael is coming back soon with a new novel, so perhaps he'll reach those parts previously, well, overlooked.

However, yesterday this little gem in The Times caught my eye. For most of the day it appeared as the second highest in the "most read" category. Dr Thomas Stuttaford and Suzi Godson reply to the predicament of one couple's 6 year old daughter walking in on them "having rough sex". It's worth reading for the comments at the bottom: only in the UK could an article about sex find a comment tangent that leads to a discussion about English grammar. Discussion? Sorry. Someone thought she knew better and was then shot down in flames by those who did know better. They say the Brits are repressed. Here's proof...